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Judge Unseals Records in Jussie Smollett Case
A Chicago judge ruled Thursday to make public the arrest records and ultimate case dismissal for Jussie Smollett, the Empire actor embroiled in controversy earlier this year after authorities accused him of faking a racist and homophobic attack on himself. The ruling comes in response to a demand by various news media, which argued opening…
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Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch Denies She Pushed James Comey to Downplay Probe Into Clinton Emails
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, testifying before Congress last year about how the probe into Hillary Clinton’s email use was handled, said she never told ex-FBI chief James Comey to downplay the investigation by referring to it as a “matter” as opposed to an “investigation.” Lynch’s testimony was part of transcripts released Monday by…
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Eric Holder, Suspect in the Shooting Death of Nipsey Hussle, Pistol-Whipped a Man an Hour Before Rapper Was Killed, Witnesses Tell Prosecutors
Authorities prosecuting the murder case against Eric Holder, the man charged with shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle to death in front of his store in South Los Angeles in March, are preparing to paint a portrait of a man prone to violence. According to witness statements presented to prosecutors, an hour before Holder is alleged to…
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#MeToo Movement Takes on the Big Mac of Sexual Harassment Claims
A group of 10 women who worked for McDonald’s restaurants in nine different U.S. cities, including four teenagers, filed federal sexual harassment charges against the fast-food behemoth on Tuesday. The women charge gender discrimination, sexual harassment on the job and being punished with retaliation when they complained about it. One of the women, Brittany Hoyos,…
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Melvin Edmonds, Founder of R&B’s Soulful After 7, Dies at 65
Melvin Edmonds, older brother of legendary hitmaker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and a founding member of the R&B group After 7, which rose to fame in the ’90s, has died. He was 65. Melvin Edmonds’ death Saturday was announced by the group Monday on Facebook, and confirmed to the Indianapolis Star by his son Melvin. Edmonds…
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Forever Whitney: A Houston Hologram Tour Is in the Works and Maybe a New Album, Too
Seven years after Whitney Houston’s untimely death at the age of 48, her estate has struck a deal to create a number of money-making opportunities, including a hologram tour and a new album of previously unreleased material. That’s what Houston’s sister-in-law and former manager, Pat Houston, is telling the New York Times, which reports that…
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Missouri House Sends to Governor Bill Banning Abortion After 8 Weeks of Pregnancy
Missouri’s governor got just what he asked for: The state’s House members on Friday passed and sent to him for his signature a bill that would become probably the second-most restrictive abortion law in the nation, banning the procedure after eight weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Missouri’s Senate gave its…
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Mystery Surrounding #BabySussex’s Birthplace Is Finally Put to Rest
Was the newest British royal, baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, born in a birthing pool? Or, perhaps he entered the world as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, labored in her bed at Frogmore Cottage at Windsor Castle, assisted by a midwife or doula? Ehh … no. Turns out #BabySussex was born in a place common to us…
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The Ghost of Jussie Smollett: Chicago Lawyers Cite Actor’s Treatment in Defense of a Woman Facing Similar Charge
Soooo only Jussie gets special treatment? Of course, “Jussie” is actor Jussie Smollett, and that’s the question being raised by Chicago lawyers in defense of 21-year-old Candace Clark, who faces a felony disorderly conduct charge after she allegedly filed a false police report about money missing from her bank account, the Chicago Tribune reports. But…
